Tucson boasts a blend of art, music and culture, seasoned with a touch of the Old West. The area once was home to several dude ranches, and many Westerns were filmed at Old Tucson studios. Here are things to do during your next trip to Tucson.

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There are tables and booths along the sides of 47 Scott. But the main focus seems to be the massive rectangular bar. Here, there are no-kidding cocktails that use ingredients such as absinthe, Fernet Branca and, in one case, rum and mescal together.

Showing restraint here means not ordering bacon with your bread-crumb-topped macaroni and cheese. And dipping only every other pomme frite into red-pepper aioli. Catch the daily happy hour at 4 p.m. to avoid crowds. The restaurant is open for dinner daily and serves brunch from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Details: 47 N. Scott Ave. 520-624-4747, 47scott.com.

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The Fourth Avenue Spring Street Fair will feature more than 400 arts and crafts booths, food, music, jugglers, street performers and a hands-on art pavilion for kids. There will also be face painting, balloons and artist demonstrations.

It is no accident that so many of Tucson's resorts are concentrated in the scenic Oro Valley area, in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains.

As you enter the lobby of Westin La Paloma, take a moment or two to look back at the towering fountain at the entrance and the view of Tucson below. To the back are a series of pools that take full advantage of the towering mountains above. Amenities include five pools, a waterslide, a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course and an Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa. Rooms from $220.